Trends
Growing and declining municipalities
Where businesses are opening and closing – from the start and end dates of every place of business in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund). Showing Electronics & phone store.
Counting: All company forms, excl. holding companies.
Active in Norway
1,303
1,027 three years ago
3-year change
+26.9%
net +276 businesses
Opened / closed (12 mo.)
95 / 0
12-month change +7.9%
Closure rate (12 mo.)
0.0%
of businesses active a year ago
Openings and closures per year
OpenedClosed
Active businesses over time
Declining fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| No municipalities with a noticeable decline. | |||
Growing fastest
Change in active businesses over 3 years (at least 10 businesses three years ago).
| Area | 3 yrs ago → now | Net | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lillestrøm kommune | 15 → 23 | +8 | +53% |
| Asker kommune | 13 → 19 | +6 | +46% |
| Fredrikstad kommune | 13 → 18 | +5 | +38% |
| Trondheim kommune | 34 → 46 | +12 | +35% |
| Kristiansand kommune | 23 → 31 | +8 | +35% |
| Sandefjord kommune | 15 → 20 | +5 | +33% |
| Oslo kommune | 138 → 181 | +43 | +31% |
| Tønsberg kommune | 14 → 18 | +4 | +29% |
| Bergen kommune | 54 → 69 | +15 | +28% |
| Sandnes kommune | 20 → 25 | +5 | +25% |
| Bærum kommune | 18 → 22 | +4 | +22% |
| Moss kommune | 10 → 12 | +2 | +20% |
| Stavanger kommune | 20 → 24 | +4 | +20% |
| Larvik kommune | 10 → 12 | +2 | +20% |
| Skien kommune | 16 → 19 | +3 | +19% |
Most closures, last 12 months
| Area | Closed | Opened | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Highest closure rate, last 12 months
Closures as a share of businesses active a year ago.
| Area | Closed | A year ago | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| No closures recorded. | |||
Start-up hotspots
New businesses in the last 12 months per 10,000 residents.
| Area | Residents | Opened | Per 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Røros kommune | 5,638 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Enebakk kommune | 11,697 | 2 | 1.7 |
| Ål kommune | 5,106 | 1 | 2.0 |
| Meløy kommune | 6,074 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Sør-Varanger kommune | 9,947 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Midt-Telemark kommune | 11,157 | 1 | 0.9 |
| Randaberg kommune | 11,841 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Notodden kommune | 13,389 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Namsos kommune | 15,112 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Lindesnes kommune | 23,702 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Rauma kommune | 7,195 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Indre Fosen kommune | 10,006 | 1 | 1.0 |